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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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